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▪ I. foot-tapping, n.
Brit. |ˈfʊtˌtapɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈfʊtˌtæpɪŋ|
[‹ foot n. + tapping n.2]
The action of (rhythmically) tapping one's foot or feet.
1902Davenport (Iowa) Daily Leader 26 May 3/3 At the end of the act there was a slight suggestion of handclapping and exceedingly gentle foot-tapping. 1926H. O. Osgood So this is Jazz xiii. 150 [The spats'] value in adding to the aesthetic of the foot-tapping mentioned by Mr. Downes is indisputable. 1980Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 40 471 Instances of fidgeting such as finger-drumming, foot-tapping, beard-stroking, and chin-pulling. 1999Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 57 194/1 Classical music also affects the listener's body, eliciting foot-tapping, head-nodding, air-conducting and..dancing.
▪ II. foot-tapping, a.
Brit. |ˈfʊtˌtapɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈfʊtˌtæpɪŋ|
[Either ‹foot-tapping n., or ‹foot n. + tapping adj. at tap v.2 Derivatives, after foot-tapping n.]
Having or designating an appealing rhythm, to which one might tap one's foot; catchy.
1924F. Wilson et al. Francis Wilson's Life of Himself vi. 79 The great vogue of ‘Erminie’ was not merely that it had heart-warming, foot-tapping melodies. 1970Current Anthropol. 11 175 Typical foot-tapping music. 2000S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide II. ii. 338/2 The strongest, most foot-tapping rhythm Brazil has to offer. |